InerTron Software

Name

InerTron Software

Legal name

Inertron Software

Website

https://inertron.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

InerTron Software is a bootstrapped, founder-owned developer of cross-platform time tracking (InerTrak), RPN calculators (IntCalc), and personal finance utilities (SimpleBudget), serving freelancers, small work groups, and individual consumers via direct downloads and Apple App Stores.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software License Sales: One-time perpetual license purchases for desktop and mobile applications. Customers pay upfront for perpetual use with free upgrades included.
2. Upgrade Pricing: Special upgrade pricing offered to existing users of older products (e.g., PicoTrakDesk upgrade to InerTrak at $30.00 vs standard $45.00).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

InerTron Software develops and sells cross-platform time tracking and project management software under the InerTrak brand, with desktop editions (Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX), an iPhone mobile edition with two-way WiFi sync, an enterprise distributed edition (InerTrak ES), and a PalmOS edition (PicoTrak). The company also sells utility applications including the IntCalc RPN calculator (iPhone, PalmOS, Mac OS X, Java web applet), SimpleBudget checkbook software for PalmOS, and a Java-based Backgammon game, all sold as perpetual licenses with 30-day free trials.

Product overview

InerTron Software offers a suite of time tracking and project management products across multiple platforms. The core offering centers on the InerTrak family: InerTrak Desktop provides the primary desktop-based time tracking and project management with invoicing capabilities; InerTrak for iPhone delivers mobile time tracking with wireless sync to the desktop; and InerTrak ES extends distributed team tracking across networks. PicoTrak serves PalmOS users with portable time tracking that merges into InerTrak Desktop. The company also produces utility applications including IntCalc (RPN calculator available for iPhone, PalmOS, and Mac OS X), JavaCalc (web-based calculator), SimpleBudget (PalmOS budgeting software), and Backgammon (Java game). The product ecosystem emphasizes cross-platform data synchronization and exports to standard formats like CSV.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InerTrak: Time tracking and project management software available for desktop (Windows, Mac, Linux) and mobile (iPhone). Includes standard and ES (Enterprise Server) editions for distributed team tracking.
• PicoTrak
• IntCalc
• SimpleBudget

Products and services

• InerTrak Desktop Cross-platform desktop time tracking and project management software for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX that automatically tracks time spent on different projects, supports multiple simultaneous timers, generates invoices and time cards, and syncs with the iPhone and Palm versions. Targeted at freelancers, contract workers, and professionals billing by the hour.
• InerTrak for iPhone Mobile time tracking application for iPhone enabling on-the-go billable hour tracking with tap-to-start/stop timer functionality, client or project sorting, notes, and two-way sync with the desktop version over local WiFi.
• InerTrak ES Enterprise/distributed time tracking edition that allows multiple InerTrak users on a local network to upload their data, which is automatically merged on a project manager's desktop, with owner tracking and color-coding by user. Supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX.
• PicoTrak PalmOS time tracking application for Palm handhelds and Palm Treo smartphones providing one-tap timer functionality, multiple time display formats, hourly rate assignment, and data export. Integrates with InerTrak Desktop via HotSync.
• IntCalc for iPhone RPN calculator application for iPhone based on the HP-16C programmer's calculator. Displays all four stack elements with 32-bit binary view, supports binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal, and ASCII formats, and includes bitwise integer functions.
• IntCalc for PalmOS Scientific and programmer's calculator for PalmOS with compact interface supporting both algebraic and RPN modes, integer and floating point modes, multiple number base displays, and bitwise operations.
• IntCalc for Mac OS X RPN calculator for Mac OS X based on the HP-16 programmer's calculator with 32-bit stack display in binary mode, multiple number base support, bitwise integer functions, and floating point operations including trigonometry and logarithms.
• JavaCalc Web-based integer-oriented calculator based on the HP-16C, written in Java, allowing users to try the calculator functionality directly in a web browser without installation.
• SimpleBudget Home checkbook software program for PalmOS that tracks spending through a checkbook-style list, supports hierarchical expense categories and sub-types, and provides time-period summaries by expense type.
• Backgammon Java-based backgammon game playable in a web browser against a friend or a rudimentary computer opponent, with click-and-drag and point-and-click piece movement.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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